Metric Tutorials - Autodesk

Creating Components in
the Family Editor
In this tutorial, you learn how to create specific Autodesk Revit Structure 2009 Families. Using the installed templates,
you create the following families:
■ a custom metal deck profile,
■ a custom castellated beam,
■ a reinforcement layout with overlapping rebar,
■ a custom titleblock,
■ and an in-place family for a step-footing.
When you create an in-place family, you create it within the project file, not within the Family template (.rft file). This
allows you to create the family in the context of the current project.
Creating Custom Families
In this lesson, you customize 2 different families with the Revit Structure family editor. In the first exercise,
you modify the profile for a non-composite metal deck family by adding a dovetail rib. In the second exercise,
you create a custom opening in a castellated beam family. Modifications to the existing families are saved
as a family (.rft) template for use in other projects.
Creating a Custom Metal Deck Family
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In this exercise, you create a custom, non-composite metal deck family by adding a dovetail rib to the deck
profile.
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